The New Albany boys’ cross country team has not hid from lofty expectations this season.
The team said before the year started it would be the first to win a Hoosier Hills Conference title in school history — which it did. It said it would reserve a second-straight spot in the IHSAA state finals — which it claimed last weekend at the Brown County Semistate.
So you won’t exactly be surprised to see the Bulldogs are setting the bar pretty high once again as they head to state on Saturday at the Laverne Gibson Course in Terre Haute.
“We’ve got a goal to finish top-15 and our ultimate goal is the top 10,” said Bulldog head coach Paul Hamilton. “That’s not going to be easy, Indiana is regarded as a great state for cross country. But I stopped putting anything past my guys a long time ago. I’ll be really interested to see how they perform.”
The numbers suggest that New Albany is in for a challenge. The Bulldogs were the final team to secure a state berth last weekend, finishing sixth at semistate — meaning it was one of the final four teams in the state to make berth. The popular Indiana running Web site Indianarunner.com has seeded New Albany 24th among the 24 squads in the event.
“It’s a challenge and we’ll be up for it,” said Hamilton. “We knew going to semistate that there was nothing but quality teams left for us to run against from this point forward and we were able to make it out. We have to have that mindset again.”
Floyd County Sports
CROSS COUNTRY: Dogs continue their stellar season
New Albany boys bound for IHSAA State Meet
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BOYS' GOLF: Floyd A-team fourth at Lafayette Jeff
The Floyd Central varsity golf team put up a team score of 323 to place fourth at the Lafayette Jeff Invitational on Saturday. Meanwhile, Floyd Central was third and Providence seventh at the Legends of Providence Invite at Champions Pointe.
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GIRLS' TENNIS: Boesing advances to state
Floyd Central's Olivia Boesing advances to the state finals with a win over last year's champion, but the team fell to Evansville Memorial at Jasper on Saturday, 4-1.
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Highlanders find a way to win another close game in thrilling BNL Sectional final, 3-2
All season, the Floyd Central softball team has found ways to win close games.
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TITLE DROUGHT ENDS: Pioneers win first sectional championship since 2005 with 6-4 victory over Paoli
The Providence softball team’s sectional-championship drought has finally come to an end.
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BASEBALL: Astle strikes out 10, lifts Jeff past FC
Trent Astle struck out 10, scattered five hits, and delivered an RBI single to lead Jeffersonville to a 2-0 victory over Floyd Central Thursday night in the first round of the Class 4A Jeffersonville Baseball Sectional.
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TRACK: NA’s Parrish wins twice at regional
Southern Indiana’s three biggest schools got some big-time performances at the Bloomington North Boys’ Track and Field Regional on Thursday.
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ROUNDUP: Silver Creek downs Brownstown, 18-0
Silver Creek (20-10) scored early and often in a five-inning, 18-0 victory over Brownstown Central in the opening round of the Class 3A Silver Creek Sectional on Thursday.
“We really put the barrell on the ball tonight and it was good to see,” assistant coach Scott Jennings said. “We beat a good Brownstown club tonight.” - SPORTS IN BRIEF: May 25, 2012
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TENNIS REGIONAL: Floyd Central ‘Dream Team’ wins again
Floyd Central’s “Dream Team” moved one step closer to a possible state championship on Wednesday.
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SOFTBALL: Highlanders down Jennings County in 10, 4-2
In a tense 10-inning affair, Floyd Central pitcher Morgan Harper worked her way out of difficult jams, and the Class 4A No. 5 Highlanders finally came alive on offense in the final frame to down No. 11 Jennings County in the Class 4A Bedford North Lawrence Sectional semifinals on Wednesday, 4-2.
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